Public Health officials identified four new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba this afternoon. Three of the cases are in the Prairie Mountain Health region and one in the Winnipeg region. That brings the total number of reported cases in the province to 562.  Of the total many are linked to known clusters in Brandon or are close contacts of previously announced cases.  194 of the cases are considered active, 360 individuals have recovered and five are in hospital with three in intensive care.

Meanwhile Saskatchewan Health reported this afternoon 29 new cases of COVID-19.  17 cases are in the Saskatoon zone, four each in Regina and the South West, three in South Central and 1 in the North West zone.  That brings the total of reported cases to 1479.  165 cases are considered active, 1294 have recovered, eleven are in hospital with five in intensive care.